The-System-Of-The-Sun

GLOSSARY

Asteroids	Bodies of rock, metal ore and some ice covered in Craters Most Asteroids orbit the Sun in the area between Mars and Jupiter -Asteroid Belt

Atmosphere	The gases surrounding a space object - the atmosphere surrounding Earth

Comets	Mixture of ice and dust left over from the Solar Systems' formation

Craters	A hole or depression formed on impact with a smaller object

Diameter	The distance of a line from one side of a sphere to the opposite side that passes through the centre
Orbit	The path a satellite takes around a celestial body

Glossary